2009–10 Atlanta Thrashers season

The 2009–10 Atlanta Thrashers season was the 11th season of play for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. The Thrashers failed to make the Stanley Cup playoffs during the season, and at the end of the regular season, the team announced that it would not retain John Anderson as head coach. The Thrashers also promoted Don Waddell to president and Rick Dudley to general manager. Assistant coaches Randy Cunneyworth, Todd Nelson and Steve Weeks were also not retained.[1]

2009–10 Atlanta Thrashers
Division2nd Southeast
Conference10th Eastern
2009–10 record35–34–13
Home record19–16–6
Road record16–18–7
Goals for234
Goals against256
Team information
General managerDon Waddell
CoachJohn Anderson
CaptainIlya Kovalchuk (Oct.–Feb.)
Vacant (Feb.–Apr.)
Alternate captainsColby Armstrong
Zach Bogosian
Ron Hainsey
Vyacheslav Kozlov
ArenaPhilips Arena
Average attendance13,607 (73.4%)
Total: 557,897
Team leaders
GoalsIlya Kovalchuk (31)
AssistsTobias Enstrom (44)
PointsNik Antropov (67)
Penalty minutesEric Boulton (113)
Plus/minusNik Antropov (+13)
WinsJohan Hedberg (21)
Goals against averageJohan Hedberg (2.62)

Off-season

With the fourth-overall pick in the Entry Draft, the Thrashers chose forward Evander Kane.

The Thrashers signed free agent forward Nik Antropov, intending to team him with Ilya Kovalchuk. The Thrashers made a trade for defenceman Pavel Kubina from the Toronto Maple Leafs, giving up Garnet Exelby in a four-player deal.

Pre-season

Regular season

Divisional standings

Southeast Division[2]
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 p – Washington Capitals82541513318233121
2 Atlanta Thrashers8235341323425683
3 Carolina Hurricanes8235371023025680
4 Tampa Bay Lightning8234361221726080
5 Florida Panthers8232371320824477

Conference standings

Eastern Conference[3]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 p – Washington CapitalsSE82541513318233121
2 y – New Jersey DevilsAT8248277222191103
3 y – Buffalo SabresNE82452710235207100
4 Pittsburgh PenguinsAT8247287257237101
5 Ottawa SenatorsNE824432622523894
6 Boston BruinsNE8239301320620091
7 Philadelphia FlyersAT824135623622588
8 Montreal CanadiensNE8239331021722388
8.5
9 New York RangersAT8238331122221887
10 Atlanta ThrashersSE8235341323425683
11 Carolina HurricanesSE8235371023025680
12 Tampa Bay LightningSE8234361221726080
13 New York IslandersAT8234371122226479
14 Florida PanthersSE8232371320824477
15 Toronto Maple LeafsNE8230381421426774

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won Presidents' Trophy (and division)

AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division

Game log

  • Green background indicates win (2 points).
  • Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
  • White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).
2009–10 Game Log

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Johan Hedberg472632211661152.621355.9153016
Ondrej Pavelec422317141871273.291353.9062010

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Thrashers. Stats reflect time with the Thrashers only.
Traded mid-season
underline/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and records

Records

Player Record (Amount) Achieved
Tobias EnstromMost assist by a defenseman in franchise history (83)December 19, 2009
Most points in franchise history by a defenseman in a single season (40)January 5, 2010
Most points by a defenseman in franchise history (108)January 16, 2010
Most assists in franchise history by a defenseman in a single season (35)January 26, 2010
Eric BoultonMost penalty minutes in franchise history (536)March 20, 2010

Milestones

Regular Season
PlayerMilestoneReached
Evander Kane1st Career NHL Game
1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point
October 3, 2009
Evander Kane1st Career NHL GoalOctober 8, 2009
Ilya Kovalchuk300th career NHL Goal
Colby Armstrong150th career NHL point
Chris Thorburn200th career NHL gameOctober 16, 2009
Ron Hainsey100th career NHL assistOctober 29, 2009
Mark Popovic1st career NHL GoalNovember 3, 2009
Pavel Kubina100th career NHL GoalNovember 7, 2009
Ondrej Pavelec1st career NHL shutoutNovember 13, 2009
Mark Popovic1st career NHL goal
Todd White600th Career NHL gameDecember 12, 2009
Eric Boulton1,000th Career NHL PIM
Maxim Afinogenov600th Career NHL GameDecember 14, 2009
Christoph Schubert300th Career NHL GameDecember 21, 2009
Tobias Enstrom200th Career NHL GameDecember 23, 2009
100th career NHL pointDecember 28, 2009
Ilya Kovalchuk600th career NHL pointJanuary 1, 2010
Ondrej Pavelec1st career NHL pointJanuary 12, 2010
Eric Boulton1st career NHL power play goal
Todd White200th game as a Thrasher
Jim Slater300th career NHL gameJanuary 16, 2010
Nik Antropov200th career NHL assistJanuary 30, 2010
Pavel Kubina800th career NHL gameFebruary 2, 2010
Marty Reasoner600th career NHL gameFebruary 5, 2010
Johan Hedberg50th win as a ThrasherFebruary 12, 2010
Rich Peverley100th career NHL pointMarch 2, 2010
Tobias Enstrom100th career NHL assistMarch 18, 2010

Awards

Regular Season
PlayerAwardAwarded
Ilya Kovalchuk[4]NHL Second Star of the WeekNovember 16, 2009

Transactions

The Thrashers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Draft picks

Atlanta's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.

Round Overall Player Position Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 4 Evander Kane (C)  Canada Vancouver Giants (WHL)
2 34 Carl Klingberg (F)  Sweden Frolunda HC (J20 SuperElit)
2 45 (from Anaheim via Washington and Montreal) Jeremy Morin (LW)  United States U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL)
4 117 (from San Jose via Los Angeles) Eddie Pasquale (G)  Canada Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
4 120 (from Detroit via Los Angeles) Ben Chiarot (D)  Canada Guelph Storm (OHL)
5 125 Cody Sol (D)  Canada Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
6 155 Jimmy Bubnick (C)  Canada Kamloops Blazers (WHL)
7 185 Levko Koper (LW)  Canada Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
7 203 (from Vancouver via Los Angeles) Jordan Samuels-Thomas (LW)  United States Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)

See also

References

  1. Thrashers Promote Don Waddell to President and Rick Dudley to General Manager
  2. "2009–2010 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.
  3. "2009–2010 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League.
  4. Zetterberg, Kovalchuk, Miller top NHL's 3 Stars
  5. Thrashers Acquire Defenseman Pavel Kubina and Forward Tim Stapleton from Toronto
  6. Thrashers Acquire Defenseman Steve McCarthy From Anaheim Archived September 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  7. Thrashers Trade Jordan LaVallee-Smotherman to Columbus for Future Considerations
  8. Thrashers Acquire Johnny Oduya, Niclas Bergfors, Patrice Cormier and a 1st Round Selection in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft from New Jersey for Kovalchuk and Salmela
  9. Thrashers Acquire Ivan Vishnevskiy and a 4th Round Selection in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft from Dallas for Kari Lehtonen
  10. Thrashers Acquire Evgeny Artyukhin from Anaheim for Nathan Oystrick and a Conditional Draft Choice in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft
  11. Thrashers Acquire Evgeny Artyukhin from Anaheim for Nathan Oystrick and a Conditional Draft Choice in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft
  12. Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agent Forward Nik Antropov
  13. Thrashers Add Four Unrestricted Free Agents
  14. Thrashers Add Four Unrestricted Free Agents
  15. Thrashers Add Four Unrestricted Free Agents
  16. Thrashers Add Four Unrestricted Free Agents
  17. Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agents Anthony Stewart and Noah Welch
  18. Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agents Anthony Stewart and Noah Welch
  19. Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agents Josh Gratton and Mike Vernace
  20. Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agents Josh Gratton and Mike Vernace
  21. Thrashers Agree to Terms with Unrestricted Free Agent Defenseman Mark Popovic
  22. Thrashers Agree to Terms with Unrestricted Free Agent Forward Maxim Afinogenov
  23. Thrashers Sign Unrestricted Free Agent Defenseman Chris Chelios
  24. "Florida Panthers Sign Clay Wilson". Archived from the original on 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
  25. Thrashers Claim Defenseman Christoph Schubert Off Waivers from Ottawa Archived 2009-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
  26. Thrashers Re-Sign Defenseman Anssi Salmela
  27. Thrashers Re-Sign Forward Marty Reasoner
  28. Thrashers Sign 2005 Draft Choice Andrew Kozek
  29. Thrashers Re-sign Forward Rylan Kaip
  30. Thrashers Re-Sign Forward Chris Thorburn
  31. Thrashers Re-Sign Forward Joey Crabb and Defenseman Nathan Oystrick
  32. Thrashers Re-Sign Forward Joey Crabb and Defenseman Nathan Oystrick
  33. Thrashers Re-Sign Forward Jim Slater
  34. Thrashers Re-Sign Goaltender Kari Lehtonen
  35. Thrashers Agree to Terms with Restricted Free Agent Forward Colby Armstrong
  36. Thrashers Agree to Terms with Three Restricted Free Agents
  37. Thrashers Agree to Terms with Three Restricted Free Agents
  38. Thrashers Agree to Terms with Three Restricted Free Agents
  39. Thrashers Sign 2009 First-Round Draft Choice Evander Kane
  40. Thrashers Re-Sign Restricted Free Agent Defenseman Boris Valabik
  41. Thrashers Sign 2006 Draft Choice Michael Forney
  42. Thrashers Sign Forward Rich Peverley to Multiple-Year Contract Extension
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